Tuesday, December 8, 2009

From the twinkling lights to the elegant colors nothing compares to snuggling up on the couch to a Christmas movie while surrounded by all of the holiday decor.

The fur babies enjoy it, too.

We mustn't forget about the home baked goodies and the few extra pounds...

It has been an interestingly warm winter here in Vermont. We made it through the month of November with weather in the 40's and even some days in the 50's. We finally had our first snowfall on December 5th.

Are you going to make some ornaments this year? Last year I made some ornaments using styrofoam balls, patterned paper die cut into 1" circles, ink and pins. I found the idea in the December 08' issue of Creating Keepsakes.

This year I wanted to add another style ornament to my mini tree. I found these uber cute ornaments here: http://www.kaisercraft.net/be-inspired/paper-crafts.html

I did mine a little differently then the ones you will find on the website above. I cut my strips smaller and didn't add the top layer. I also found that if you take the middle of the ornament on top and bottom and press and attach together you have yourself a handmade bow. I used my scraps and made little rings for the bottom tree branches.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Friday, May 15, 2009

Tomorrow is the big day! I am so excited. I have 3 classes and plenty of money to blow at the vendor fair! I am taking the Latest & Greatest w/ Basic Grey, Jacob's Ladder w/ SEI and a Quick Quotes class! Did any of you go to the convention this year? What were your highlights? Fill me in on all of the details!!!

Monday, May 11, 2009

Okay everybody..... I am very excited to present to you my first challenge!

What I want you to do is to find a sketch that looks challenging for 3 or more photos. Then, I want you to do 2 different versions of it as 12x12 layouts.

I will be judging you based on the sketch you chose, techniques used, creativity and over all quality of both layouts.

When you are finished, email me a photo of your sketch and both of your layouts by May 25th: kmoncld@yahoo. I will announce the winner on June 1st as well as display the winners work in the "Hall of Fame" on my blog. *There must be at least 3 participants.*

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Sorry girls! I work on the weekends and Monday is going to be swamped.... I am going to post a challenge along w/ a picture of the prize on Tuesday. It will be fun! I really appreciate everyone visiting my blog and showing interest:)